Maybe. Maybe not. I think he was going for the double play. No reason to give runner an extra base.

I’m fine with the slide and I’m fine with odor’s reaction. When I played in the Dominican they would always slide hard cleats up into second to break up a trouble play. Once or twice I’d just drill the runner in the face to make a point. Slide early or pay consequences

I’m acknowledging that the “take the runners face off” throw to first happens and is usually coached up by any juco coach worth his weight in grizz mint. But to say that it isn’t cheap as fuck is wrong along with questioning my knowledge on how to play the middles. Did it for a long time and I’m sure you did too Mr. Walker. Just saying trying to hit a runner in the face is less of a baseball play than a hard slide even if the runner is punk bitch Jose Bautista.

Contrary to popular belief a “dirty” slide to break up a double play is not a dirty play.. It’s fucking baseball. The squids at MLB that made the new rule fucked up. If you really watch the full play you would realize that Odors throw being 40 feet to the left of first base and also him dropping down to a near submarine arm slot was a clear attempt at him trying to throw the ball directly into Bautistas face which is MUCH cheaper than trying to break up a double play by taking someone’s legs out(a baseball play). I’ll take getting my legs taken out by a slide any day of the week over a 85 mph throw across the infield to the face.